Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CPR-1000
Owner Yangjiang Nuclear Power Company
Operator Yangjiang Nuclear Power Company

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 16 December 2008
First Criticality Monday, 23 December 2013
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Specifications

Capacity Net 1000 MWe
Capacity Gross 1086 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2905 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1021 MWe

Operational History

Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Energy Availability Factor (%)

Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Reactor History

Year Reference Unit Power (MWe) Annual Time Online (Hours) Electricity Supplied (GWh) Operation Factor (%) Energy Availability Annual (%) Energy Availability Cumulative (%) Load Factor Annual (%) Load Factor Cumulative (%)
2013 1000 5 0.00 - - - - -
2014 1000 6753 6793.37 100.00 99.90 99.90 100.50 100.50
2015 1000 7021 7025.37 80.20 79.70 88.40 80.20 88.90
2016 1000 6989 7077.81 79.60 81.50 85.90 80.60 85.90
2017 1000 8677 8699.83 99.00 99.80 89.60 99.30 89.50
2018 1000 7789 7715.76 88.90 88.20 89.30 88.10 89.20
2019 1000 7861 7988.46 89.70 89.10 89.30 91.20 89.50
2020 1000 8665 8122.92 98.60 98.40 90.60 92.50 90.00
2021 1000 7834 7930.66 89.40 88.70 90.40 90.50 90.00
2022 1000 8312 8373.86 94.90 94.20 90.80 95.60 90.70
2023 1000 8731 8868.11 99.70 99.60 91.70 101.20 91.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in China

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